Age at first marriage, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Age at first marriage, female was 23.9 in 2016. ▬ Flat
Age at first marriage, female in Sri Lanka, 1971–2016
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age at first marriage, female in Sri Lanka is 23.9, measured in 2016.
The figure is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 25 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 23.4, in 2012.
That places Sri Lanka 78th out of 166 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 1 |
| 1980s | 24.7 | 24.4 | 25 | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.7 | 23.6 | 23.8 | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.65 | 23.4 | 23.9 | 2 |
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More gender data for Sri Lanka
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 155,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 162,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 156,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 163,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 157,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 164,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 158,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 165,089 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 159,386 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 166,159 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Sri Lanka?
- Age at first marriage, female in Sri Lanka was 23.9 in 2016, according to United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
- What is the highest age at first marriage, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 25 in 1987.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4 in 2012.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 78th out of 166 countries with data for 2016.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019, published as part of Age at first marriage, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mean age at marriage, female shows the average length of single life expressed in years among those females who marry before age 50. It is a synthetic indicator calculated from marital status categories of men and women aged 15 to 54 at the census or survey date.